San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-01-06
PERSONAL.
Claude Iyey il back again.

Win carload OF horses.
We welcome our correspondent from
Drftwood postoflice,
Mrs. Wren visited relatives at San Anto-
MO during holiday week.
Messrs. Walter Roland and Frank Baxter
spent the holidays in the city.
Mr.. Fielder of Val Verde,a brother OF our
former citizen, was in town ON yesterday.
Mr.. L. @. Price has bought out the Red
Front fruit, candy aud confectionery store,
Mr.. Bluford Hutchin' ,of Gonzales county,
n brother OF our J.y. II. was in our Office ON
yesterday.
Mr.. Mackin has removed his shop to
Herring's old stand, more recently occupied
by the Express Co.
Miss May Joyce did Christian act in
giving the convicts in our prison their din
ner on Christmas day.
Our young friend Mr.. Wheat Thompson
favored MS with n call on Monday. He is
mail agent on one of the routes ending at
Denison.
Mrs. Wise and Mr.. Asher have closed
their dry goods stores and will await better
times. Meantime Mr.. A. expects to make
trip to California.
Desha Bunton was appointed delegate
to the meeting of the State Farmers ALI
ance at Waco. He il also business agent
for our County Alliance.
Mr.. George Ward, who bought the Par
son Fisher place year or SO since has sofa
it to Mr.. G. L. McGehee, AMI is Occupying
the old home of Mrs. Axton.
We have n note from Mr.. j. r. Hunter
stating that he will soon be located in bust
ness at Los Angeles, aud promising to let
us hear from him through the FREE PRESS
Miss Sallie Richardson, who is teaching
music at Willis, Texas, was home durin2
the HOLIDAYS. She is representative of
whom San Marcos has great reason to be
proud.
Our always agreeable and attractive young
friend Miss Sallie Bills, of San Antonio,
with Miss Harris aud Mr. Mcclellan of our
town, made Us pleasant call during the
holidays.
Mr.. Patterson, express agent, has moved
his Office to the old postoifice stand, ana
by remodeling it somewhat will have
place well adapted to his use and very con.
venient to the public.
G. g. Reed & Co. have sold thoir entire
stock of dry goods aud groce les to MI.
Habricht, of Austin, who has put MIR. L. ).
Peel in charge to C ose out the same. FUR
Their announcement hereafter.
We were glad last week to greet our
worthy ex fellow citizen Squire Albert Hea-
tom Himself and family are now doml-
ciled at Pearsall, where he has two. sons.
We were glad to see him looking well.
Through our friend Mr.. W. P. Irion, ex.
press messenger on the San Antonio and
Laredo route, we were pleased to receive a
nice card from the employees of the Pacific
Company. We cordially recprocate their
good wishes.
The KYLE murder case recently came of
ut Brady City, and rs was to have been
expected the way such matters go, resulted
in the acquittal of his murderer. Hon.
Geo. W. Jones and Albert Burlcson, ESD.
assisted in the prosecution.
The FREE PREss was kindly remembered
ot the recent nuptials of Mr.. Alex. Pate of
Round Rock and Mrs Mary Rogers at the
residence of the brides mother in this
place, and reciprorates with good wishes.
Elder Williamson tied the knot.
John Richards lately found in his garden
A sound stake some four feet below tae
surface. on which were some hacks made
with an axe. Who knows bnt it may be a
portion of that buried Mexican treasure OF
which we have he lrd so much.
BY note from Mai. Barbee we regret
to learn that he met with quite serious ac-
cident on his return home. Leaving Waco
for the depot before daylight, he fell into
some sort of an excavation and IN conse-
ousnce one of his ribs WAS brokennnd be was
otherwise injured
Mr.. Bob Leavel has "skipped"-we
would not have thought it of him. How
ever he has only gone to the south side of
the square, where he occupies the old stand
of Blount g. Co., which is a better one in
many respects, SO we reckon we shall have
to hold him excused.
Mrs. Mullins of Fort Worth, accompanied
hy Mrs. Ragsdale, made us very pleasant
call Christmas we k We were glad to see
the good lady looking WE'LL and to learn OF
the progress and prosperity of her family.
Her daughter, Miss DOVE, accompanied
her on her visit to this. their old home,
where their friends are many.
Mr. Postmaster McMeans moved the
office on Christmas day We think it ought
TO have remained on the east side, but the
p NJ. finds the new location better adapted
70 the purpose, and it is nearly as conven-
iert so he is excusable In some respects
fine now location il better-it is more re-
tired and not so much infested with loafers.
! Mr.. Ollie James, who is concerned In a
contract to prepare portion OF the railroad
Grade from San Antonio through kendall
and Kerr counties. after an absence OF
month or SO which doubtless seemed very
lone to him. by a natural attraction was
led to this place to spend the holidays. We
suggest that all penalties be omitted in
his case.
Nv favor of our frion Mr. E. p. Ray
nolds we had the pleasure of mixing the
acuuaintance of his brother-in-law, Mr..
SAMPLE of Calvert. He is fine, manly
looking gentleman, and such only WAS worthy
TO bear way ''our Jessie. the flower of San
Marcos" But We were pleased TO learn
from Mr.. Sample that he contemplates
making San Marcos his ultimate home.
We learn that there may be seen at the
residence of Mr. b. F. Ezell, in this place, a
machine of very ingenious construction Tor
astronomical purposes. II was the in'en-
ton Of Mr.. Littlppage. deceased. formerly
of this place, but for some time resident
of Honduras where he died. leaving fam
ily of girls in needy circumstance. The
invention is above the comprehension OF
the uuscien;ific, hut may be worthy the
inspection of some Of our teachers versei
in astronomy. II there is anything IN II u
ought 20 be known for the benefit Of the
children nf the inventor.